Hi Dee,

Odd you should ask this but I’ve just been through the same process with our family car, moving from Dublin to Belfast. I’m afraid the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) won’t accept an Irish NCT as equivalent to an MOT, so you’ll have to get it booked in and tested before you can change the plates over. You’ll also have to notify Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that you have brought the car into the country and they’ll decide whether or not there is any VAT to pay. If it’s a used car, it’s very unlikely that it’ll cost you anything. Then, MOT in hand, you just need to send off Form V55 with the registration document (logbook) and preferably a receipt or bill of sale for the car and you’ll get your new numberplates in a few weeks.